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Lobsternaut making Part 2

2011-11-18T00:00:00.001-06:00

STEP 5: how to display a plush doll that has no feet and a very heavy head?
------> That's when it hit me, let nothing go to waste! I decided to use the ladle handle that was already discarded as a way to prop up the doll so it stands by itself. ---> one day, carve out channel for ladle handle to be glued in, then superglue in place and fill with gel medium. ----> day two, medium is dry-add clay over the top to seal and let dry a few more days (would probably dry twice as fast if it was summer)

------> Finish sculpting details on the back

#100 - Keanu the KRILL

2011-08-02T22:37:00.002-05:00

whoo hooooo, number 100. It may have not ended like it started but the journey there was great and i'm still happy with the results.
This alien/hipster/arthropod-gangster comes from that little space in my head where an idea floats by, collides with others and randomly comes out when im lucky enough to have my sketch book around. I'm still trying to really identify the process so I can better explain how and why I draw what I do.

With any luck in the next year a selection of characters from these 100 will find their way onto apparel of some kind and any other product I can squeeze them into.
Thanks to all who follow my work! keep up the support.

#99 "Jean-PierreCamembert"

2011-07-22T22:41:00.002-05:00

A new job, a new transit route (shorter, more crowded, and divided between a bus and train) and some life changes are all putting my character sketching at a slower pace. — but, I enjoy making them enough that I think I'll keep doing it anyway, even if that means 1 character a week or even a month.
Don't be mistaken, I will continue on with apparel designs and other fun things related to my style of art.

This particular sketch was created while on a trip to Paris, where I found out how many people like Camembert cheese... how many people except me. I like almost every form of stinky cheese I can get, but when it comes to soft cheeses... not my thing, and Camembert is even lower on the list for me than brie. Sorry all you French people and soft cheese lover, but don't worry, Jean-Pierre the cat is on your side and he'll sit right beside you in that tiny corner cafe (on of hundreds) and tell you all about his favorite Camembert related stories.

98 - HarryHamster's caper kaput by OctoBluebottle

2011-06-19T11:52:00.003-05:00

Annnnnnnnd, it's back, finally, the character sketching returns after its long hiatus. (this one was actually finished right after the lastest one, only now to be posted) Due to some big changes I ran out of time to sketch and post for a while. Finally the world has settled a little- and i'm left with a new commute and a new day job. This new commute is much shorter and requires a transfer from a train to a bus, thus leaving no time or room to sketch on the commute. Why sketch and post? why find any time for it when this style and these characters don't really convert well to shirt designs or posters and products that have a high-sell value. When I look back at the last hundred characters (almost 100) I can see how much good it did for me personally, I got better at what I was doing, I found it easier to come up with something so random, and it was a good exercise. Most of all, I like doing it and now I have a day job that i'm happy with and supports my life so whatever I do here I can do for fun and do what I want with it. It doesn't have to sell well, it doesn't have to cater to anyone. This is why I will keep up these sketches, because I enjoy it... they are still called "inks on the bus" but no longer take place everyday or on the bus....

Vote for this shoe! it's modern.

2011-03-07T13:52:00.007-06:00

A great shoe company Ryz is currently running a shoe design/shirt contest with the theme, "modern" and I could use your votes fellow readers.
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR THE SHOE

then CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR THE SHIRT

vote for this shoe

2011-03-07T13:52:00.000-06:00

DonnyDarkmatter - revamped painting

2011-02-12T15:37:00.005-06:00

This is another version of a previously finished painting. I wanted to try again and push a lot more of the elements on the surface, add a different style and texture to everything.

The Starving artist - a "self portrait"

2011-01-22T18:54:00.003-06:00

So here it is, finally finished, a new work ready for the OhNoDoom!! Gallery here in Chicago. Thanks to them for inviting me back for an even larger group show.
check out their site OhNoDoom!!!!!!!

For more pics, check out this link and enjoy!

Mugo Player submission

2010-12-19T20:13:00.002-06:00

WOW, it has been a while since I posted here... does anyone still use blogspot?

SO I have been following this great new company called MUGO. I like the way they design their packaging and choices of designs so far. It's a pretty neat idea to mix the whole designer toy revolution with MP3/USB drive capability. Not to mention you get to use the face to control it...very cool little thing. Check them out on facebook when you hopefully stop by to see my submission and comment on it.

Gallery show this Saturday

2010-11-03T19:59:00.003-05:00

Just for fun... to see if there is any reader of this blog in the Chicago area, if you come to the show and are not a close friend of mine and mention this blog post I will give you a free shirt (if one is left in your size) ....only to the first person

More details here on the galleries website

Canvas Buddy #12 - Quezecuatl!

2010-10-10T16:58:00.002-05:00

Another 4"x4" acrylic canvas for part of the group show in November. I'm leaving the states soon so this may be one of my last projects to fit in the show. Anyone in Chicago? I hope to see you there

The Incredible Contraption of Waste - acrylic painting

2010-10-08T22:55:00.005-05:00

This was originally an afternoon sketch, then it was a digital file, and now it's a full 18" x 24" painting. A painting of a useless piece of machinery that efficiently disposes of the cities waste.
Click here for a close-up

#11 "Ricco the Ripe"

2010-10-03T16:32:00.004-05:00

Another 4"x4" acrylic painted character portrait for the "canvas buddy series" and to be thrown in to the painting mix for the group show this Nov 6 at OhNoDoom! Chicago.

el chupacabras de los negocios - Custom Kid Robot "rooz"

2010-09-26T22:46:00.006-05:00

I'm proud to present - "el chupacabras de los negocios" a custom painted "Rooz" toy created by the company KidRobot click here to see or even buy the original toy-------Click here to see larger pics

Canvas Buddy #10 - "Gary the Muck Slinger"

2010-09-26T16:16:00.002-05:00

# 10 in the "Canvas Buddy Series" finished - ongoing 4x4 acrylic canvas paintings of character portraits. These are largely based off the "inks on the bus character drawings.

New painting finished:

2010-09-19T21:24:00.001-05:00

"The Great DJ in the Sky" 16"x20" acrylic on wood panel

Lately there are no new character sketches since I am now in the painting stages, using the last 98 sketches as inspiration

Snowbear Sophie... the Dunny

2010-09-15T19:05:00.002-05:00

another surface painted with thejcw snowbear character..
for those of you who don't know what a dunny is, check here

Snowbear Sophie "Canvas buddy" painting

2010-09-11T10:34:00.003-05:00

and up to number 9 in the series. Again, like my last post, check the full series here and don't forget to follow me on facebook www.facebook.com/thejcw - gallery show comes this November

"Canvas Buddy" #8 Thugapilla

2010-09-06T20:48:00.006-05:00

And in at #8 for the canvas buddy series is the famous "thugapilla" , mess with the Pillas and you mess with Thugapilla

-"Canvas Buddies" is an ongoing series of character portraits painted with acrylic on 4x4 canvases- you can check the full series here just click

the Urban Paradise - painting

2010-09-04T14:02:00.004-05:00

11 x 14 acrylic painting finished and ready to hang in the November show at OhNODoom (details on facebook page)
-painted it slightly as an expression of how i feel living in the big city sometimes, I like living up high :D

MaRtY from Space - dimensional painting

2010-08-31T20:24:00.003-05:00

Finished a new experimental dimensional painting based on my character sketch ideas...let me know if you like it. This will be for sale at the OhNoDoom show this November here in Chicago. Follow my fanpage for more info
See more pictures here! click here

Harry Larry #7 "Canvas Buddy"

2010-08-14T16:37:00.004-05:00

Found time this weekend to finish a new canvas buddy.
-Didn't find time to write anything insightful..

vote for this shirt!!

2010-08-05T21:41:00.003-05:00

Please help an artist out and stop by to vote on this shirt

VOTE!!! please, no sign in required

2010-08-02T09:02:00.003-05:00

Hello all, a new contest is up called "Winter in July and there is only a short time to get in your vote and show your support.
Please click here to vote, just click on "id buy it" to cast your vote, if you want to be a super fan you can create a free account and make a comment

Two more Canvas Buddy paintings finished

2010-08-01T12:53:00.005-05:00

Another weekend of painting. The only thing I had time to Photograph this weekend was two "canvas buddy" paintings. (a series of character design profiles painted on a 4x4 canvas)
Number 6, and 6.5 (an alternate version) of the Tunes-Imp
Interested in seeing the full series? CLICK HERE